BICYCLE GUYS- Wanted to purchase one after 14yrs of none

[Ironsheikh]

I havent owned a bike since my Trek 820 like 14 yrs ago. Had a couple questions --

Pros/Cons of:

1) Road Bike vs Mountain Bike...
I like the look of some road bikes but I think Id get more use out of a mountain bike. Visually the Specialized Tarmac or Trek road bikes look hot but cant afford them. Mountain bikes, I like the Jamis Dakar or Komodo's looks, there's a bike on ebay called the Pinnacle Ajax that looks nice too

2) Full suspension vs Hard tail...
I heard full is slower than hardtail but dont think Im hardcore enough to care